We are rattling through the European rounds, and we head to Silverstone for Round 7 of the 2025 campaign and another stern test for the teams and drivers.
With the prospect of changeable weather and the circuit layout promoting great wheel-to-wheel racing, this weekend’s action is sure to be spectacular.
Here are the main areas you’ll want to keep an eye on.
BRITISH SUMMER
After weeks of sunshine, the standard Silverstone affair is back on the menu, with a chance of rain on both Saturday and Sunday.
It could make for a lively Sprint and Feature Race, though it will have some time measuring up to the unpredictability of last season, when Arvid Lindblad managed the conditions best to become the first driver to win both races on an F3 weekend.
With the weather radars indicating the threat of rain throughout both days, drivers and teams will need to be at their sharpest to manage conditions as best they can.
We saw in 2024 just how important it was to be on the right tyre at the right time, and the judgement call to come into the pits and make a pitstop is always a tough one to weigh up.
Get it right though, and a difficult weekend could just turn into a memorable day out in Northamptonshire. Get it wrong, and it’ll be a tough debrief.
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PUSHING TO THE TRACK LIMITS
The super-fast layout of the Silverstone circuit encourages drivers to push to the maximum in order to extract the best laptime possible, but the white line could make or break a driver’s weekend.
Specifically, Copse and Stowe are both some of the most spectacular corners on the circuit, and reward those getting right up to the edge of the track to carry the speed through both corners. But go just over the track limits and that laptime is gone.
It could be a very interesting Qualifying session if drivers can’t get a provisional time on the board or lose an earlier effort to a track limits deletion. The pressure will only ramp up from there, and ending up outside the top 12 will leave an uphill struggle for the remainder of the weekend.
Keep an eye on these two corners in particular, as they are the most likely areas a driver will fall foul of those limits.
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Three drivers on the 2025 grid call Silverstone their home event, with Callum Voisin, Roman Bilinski and James Hedley preparing for a raucous welcome from the British fans.
All three have raced here before, though each of them will be seeking out a first victory on home soil after taking to the podium previously.
Their experience around the British circuit could pay dividends with the limited track time in Practice ahead of the grid-setting Qualifying session.
With a packed out attendance expected across the weekend, and with the home crowd huge fans of racing no matter what championship, all three can expect plenty of support across the entire event.